Wax-seal press



Oct. 7 1924.- I

H. HELLBERG: WAX SEAL PRESS Filed Sent. 4. 1923 lulu-mm I.

Patented Get. 7, 1924. V

HAROLD HELLBERG, OIE SOMEBVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

WAX-SEAL PRESS.

Application filed. September l, 1923. Serial No. 660,815.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HAROLD HELLBERG, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Somerville, in the county of Middlesex and Commonwealthof Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ax-Seal Presses, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specificat-ion.

The object of this invention is the construction of a device for impressing sealing wax which shall act upon the same evenly and at the; same time limit the spread of the wax to a uniform degree.

In carrying my invention into effect, 1 provide the seal with a standard resiliently supporting the same to'move in a vertical line, the base of the standard being annular and designed to stand upon the paper or other surface to be sealed and to surround the portion receiving the wax.

WVhile I illustrate the annular base as circular, I do not desire to restrict myself to such shape, although it is preferable to any other. V

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Fig. 1 is a vertical section, mainly central, of a wax seal embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line 22 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the 1i1ie3-3 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4: is a face view of an impressed wax surface.

The seal 1 selected for illustration represents a star enclosed in a circle, but the particular matter engraved upon the seal is one of personal taste and desire. T'his seal member 1 is attached to a shank 2 in any suitable manner, as by a threaded stem 3, and this shank is slidable in a tubular standard L whose lower portion is joined by legs 5 to an annular base 6.

An operating hand-piece 7 is attached to the upper end of the shank 2, and between this hand-piece and the upper end of the standard 4: is a helical spring 9, the hand piece being chambered in its lower portion to allow more space for the spring.

The inner periphery of the annular base 6 is made slanting somewhat in order to permit it to be withdrawn from the wax after the latter has been impressed and spread into contact with the base.

closely fitting The operation of the device is as follows: A suitable quantity of hot wax having been deposited upon the surface to be sealed, the

annular base is rested upon the surface about the wax, and the hand-piece forced downward. Under the downward pressure of the seal, the wax both receives the desired impression and is made to'flow outward into contact with the slanting surface 10 of the annular base.

Thus supported, the seal is made to give a uniform and level impression to the wax, while the inner periphery of the annular base gives a perfect and circular contour. to the wax.

It sometimes happens that an excessivev amount of wax is deposited upon the receiving surface, with the result that more or less of the wax will exude upward from between the base and seal. To prevent this, I prefer to have the seal fit snugly in the base 6, as shown in Fig. 1. In other words, the outer periphery of the seal is almost equal to the inner periphery of the base.

Thus disposed, none of the wax can escape fro-1n between the two members, and any excess of wax simply results in a thicker seal.

What I claim is:

1. A wax seal press comp-rising a seal, and a base yieldingly supporting the seal, the base being open to permit the passage of the seal and the outer periphery of the seal the inner periphery of the base. I I 2. A wax seal press comprising a seal, and a base yieldingly supporting the seal, the base being open to permit the passage of the seal, the inner periphery of the base being slanting and having its largest diameter at its lowermost point.

3. A. wax seal press comprising a seal, and a base yieldingly supporting the seal, the base being open to the seal but closely fitting the same, and inner periphery of the base having its largest diameter downward.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing invention, I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of August, 1923.

HAROLD HELLBERG.

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